Marlene Dumas (B. 1953)
Provenance : Galerie Paul Andriesse, Amsterdam.Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Exhibited : Dublin, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Chlorosis. Marlene Dumas, November-December 1994 (illustrated on the front cover).London, Tate Gallery, Marlene Dumas, April-June 1996, no. 19 (illustrated).
Literature : M. Dumas, Sweet Nothings: Notes and Texts, Amsterdam 1998, (illustrated, p. 91).
Notes : Dumas' expressive paintings and series of ink-wash drawings, depicting human figures and faces, have established her reputation as one of the prominent European Painters of the 1990s. Her work subverts male traditions of looking at and representing the female body. Dumas confronts notions of desire, the erotic, abjection, racism, nakedness, exposure and authenticity. Drawings constitute an important part of Dumas' oeuvre. Many of these channel a stream of thought, association and commentary which develop from the process of drawing itself. Crude and straightforward, these drawings share an affinity with cartoons and bathroom graffiti. These two works deal with the pain of unrequited love and the tension between the exceptional and the conventional.No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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